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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI D2 Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and SAE-AISI D2 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
5.0 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
310 to 860
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
460 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
760 to 2000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
470 to 1510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
4.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
92 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
570 to 5940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
25 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
1.4 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
81.3 to 86.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.1